Rape Suspect Arrested

DIGEST

SUNRISE — Police on Wednesday arrested a man wanted in connection with the rape of one woman and the attempted rape of another.

Detectives charged Lycurtis Shanton Sneed, 22, of 4370 NW 114th Ave., with one count of sexual battery, one count of attempted sexual battery, and two counts of kidnapping.

Sneed was arrested after detectives went to his home and saw a teal-colored three-door car that had been identified in the sexual assault that took place on March 6 on West Oakland Park Boulevard, Lt. Teri Spongrass said.

A man fitting Sneed's description also attacked a woman at a community pool in a development in the 12000 block of West Oakland Park Boulevard on March 17. The suspect escaped on a bike, Spongrass said.

Sneed, who is unemployed, also had an outstanding arrest warrant pending against him for violation of probation, Spongrass said.